Metallic tie.



G. A FARRELL.

METALLIC TIE.

APPLICATION HLED mmzs, 1914.

Patented May 18, 1915.

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GEORGE A. FARRELL, 0F ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE A. FARRELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Tires, of which the following is a specification.

, This invention relates to railroad ties of the metallic form, and has for its primary object improved means for imparting resiliency to the rigid metallic structure as heretofore used and found to be deficient in this particular.

Another object of this invention is to pro vide a position for the resilient element, such, that the ballast of the roadbed, rain, snow or water will in no way interfere with the vertical movement of the top of the tie to which the rails are secured.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stationary body piece for the tie, and a movable top piece which are adapted to be held in the proper spaced relation by the resilient element. 2

A still further object of this invention is as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully pointed out, illustrated and claimed. I

It will be readily understood that this invention is quite susceptible to a wide range of structural modification without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, but a preferred and thoroughly practical embodiment isshown in the accompanying drawings, in which a I Figure 1, is a plan view of the present invention showing the rail in position on the tie. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several figures of the drawings. a

In carrying out this present invention, no change is contemplated in the usual form of rail or in the gage of track, while the length and width of the improved tie follow very in Fig. 2, of the drawings.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnfggd fliayjs, 1%)15, Application filed March 25, 1914. Serial 110. 827,149.

tions 10v and 11 respectively, the resilient element 12which, preferably, consists of a plurality of helical springs 13 and 14, one positioned inside the other as clearly shown The resilient element 12 is positioned in the cup-shaped receptacle 15, which is, preferably, formed integral with the face 16 of the tie body 10. Thereceptacle 15 is preferably round and made to aline with and to engage the cooperating cup-shaped socket 17 formed integral with the top of the tie 11. The cooperation of these cup-shaped sockets provides an'ideal housing of the resilient element 12, and readily excludes all foreign substance from the resilient member cavity.

It will be observed that the free height of the springs is slightly in excess of the depth. of the cup-shaped socket, this being a reber 11 is provided with rail clamping means which consist essentially of a plurality of rail engaging elements 18, held to the tie by suitable bolts 19, which are adapted to pass through the bolting flange 20 of the tie.

The top member 11 of the tie is preferably made with webs 21, which serve materially to strengthen the top surface 22 and make a rigid construction.

In addition to the bottom 10 being provided with the spring sockets, it is also pro-- vided with an inverted saucer-shaped ballast engaging lip 23, which preferably extends around the periphery of the base. In addition to the lip 23, there is provided a transverse web 2% which serves to strengthen the lip on both sides, as well as to firmly grip the ballast, thus preventing tie displacement.

Without further description and elaboration, it is 'believed that the many advantages. of this device will be readily apparent, and r What I claim and desire to be secured by Letters Patent is 1. A metallic railway tie comprising a lower ballast engaging member having up- Wardly extending socket portions located tom ballast engaging member of dished'foradjacent'the opposite ends thereof, a rail carrying member having oppositely located socket portions telescoping With the said socket portions on the base member, and springs arranged in the sockets ofthe' bal last engaging member adapted to yieldingly support the rail, carrying member.

2. A metallic'railway tie including a botmation and havingacentral transverse-bracng Web, said ballast engagmg member also Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,. by addressing the Washington, I). 0.")

having socket members formed therewith and located adjacent the opposite'ends thereof, a top railcarrying member having a vertical and oppositely disposed lateral reinforcing Webs, and also having socket members formed at each end and adapted toftelescopically receive the socket members on the ballast engaging member, and springs arranged in the sockets of the ballast engaging member adapted ,to yieldingly support the rail carrying member. r

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature Commissioner of Patents, 

